be or do something to a greater degree "her performance surpasses that of any other student I know"; "She outdoes all other athletes"; "This exceeds all my expectations"; "This car outperforms all others in its class" surpassoutstripoutmatchoutgoexceedoutdosurmountoutperform
be greater in scope or size than some standard "Their loyalty exceeds their national bonds" exceedtranscendsurpass
move past "A black limousine passed by when she looked out the window"; "He passed his professor in the hall"; "One line of soldiers surpassed the other" travel bypass bysurpassgo pastgo bypass